Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)

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Addressing a topic of major Importance to the maintenance of world food supplies, this reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system-revealing new systems of rice intensification and management while illustrating the application of no-till and conservation farming to the rice-wheat system with case studies from India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Offers a chapter coauthored by Dr. Norman Borlaug-recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. With contributions from 65 esteemed international experts, this reference considers practical aspects of no-till farming in site-specific situations-focusing on seeding equipment and residue management, weed control, water and nutrient efficiency, and integrated pest management...machinery designs from the United States, Brazil, Australia, and South America...food security and natural resources in relation to food demand, per capita soil and water resources, and soil degradation and global warming...challenges and opportunities in no-till farming in relation to soil structure, temperature, and moisture; root growth and proliferation; and elemental cycling and the greenhouse effect...economic and social issues relating to ho-till farming...and networking and international cooperation between RWC partners, universities, and international organizations. Book jacket.